Barcelona to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 8 h ahead of Barcelona. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
20
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+8 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Barcelona 07:27 7:27 AM Cairns 15:27 3:27 PM You –:–
07:27 7:27 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:58 · 🌙 19:20
15:27 3:27 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+8 h
Cairns is 8 h ahead of Barcelona.
When you, Barcelona and Cairns are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇪🇸 Barcelona
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇺 Cairns
8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 07:27 | 15:27 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Barcelona | — | +8 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Madrid | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:58 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:20 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 22 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 1,660,122 | 153,181 |
Compare Barcelona with another city
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Big time differences
Barcelona and Cairns: common questions
What is the time difference between Barcelona and Cairns?
Cairns is 8 hours ahead: it uses UTC+10, while Barcelona is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Barcelona, what time is it in Cairns?
At 9:00 AM in Barcelona, clocks in Cairns show 5:00 PM.
What time is it in Cairns when it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona?
When it is 6:00 PM in Barcelona, it is 2:00 AM (the next day) in Cairns.
Is there a time when both Barcelona and Cairns are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Barcelona (5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Cairns), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Barcelona is it tomorrow in Cairns?
Once it is 4:00 PM in Barcelona, the date in Cairns has already changed. Until 8:00 AM in Cairns, it is still the previous day in Barcelona.
Does the time difference between Barcelona and Cairns change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Barcelona. From October 25, 2026, Cairns will be 9 hours ahead of Barcelona.
